Chris Bosh hits the field at Sun Life Stadium

MIAMI GARDENS — Three Things to consider after Sunday's 34-14 win for the Miami Dolphins over the Oakland Raiders:

Thing 1: LeBron James wasn't the only Heatles member to spend time on a football field in recent days.

Yes, that was a beefed-up Chris Bosh running some pass patterns and playing a quick pickup game with some lucky kids at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Bosh, who grew up in Texas, said he played football through his eighth-grade year.

"Then I got hit one time and I said, 'That's it,' " Bosh said. "Didn't quit though. I finished the season."

Then Bosh took his commemorative Dolphins football and reached up with one long arm to whack the ball against the crossbar.

Heat practice starts Friday.

Thing 2: Too bad the Dolphins waited until November to start playing, huh? Sunday's win makes it four wins in their past five tries, and it would be five straight if not for that one-point loss at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.

No matter which locker you stopped at Sunday, you heard Dolphins players talking about how much fun they're having, how much confidence they're building, how much they hope Tony Sparano is brought back next season as this team's coach.

What had seemed to be a foregone conclusion is starting to feel like something very different.

Next up: the Eagles and their own embattled coach, Andy Reid.

Thing 3: Funny moment afterward when Kevin Burnett, fresh off his 34-yard pick six that broke open Sunday's game in the third quarter, walked into the interview room for the first time this year.

Only, instead of taking a right turn and talking to Kim Bokamper one on one for CBS-4, Burnett took a left and walked to the podium typically reserved for the Sparano and a few star offensive players like Reggie Bush, Matt Moore and Brandon Marshall.

Burnett held court for several minutes, even sharing a personal stat that's fairly impressive.